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The plan explicitly stands up for the fiscal policy framework and for sound and well-managed public finances, and makes credibility of the Swedish economy an own commitment. The demand for an immediate return to the framework's principles and transparent accounting thus follows directly from the plan.

»Vi står upp för det finanspolitiska ramverket och vill utveckla det för att möta vår tids samhällsproblem.« — fiscal policy framework“We stand up for the fiscal policy framework and want to develop it to meet our time's social problems.”

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The plan explicitly places the responsibility for competence supply on the state and requires good competence supply within school. It moreover wants to give the most disadvantaged schools more resources and equal preconditions throughout the country. A credible plan for access to qualified teachers, particularly in rural areas and in disadvantaged areas, is therefore exactly what the plan asks for.

»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« — state responsibility for competence supply“The state has a responsibility to secure competence supply, not least in welfare.”

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The plan requires a feminist foreign policy and a strong role for women in conflict resolution and peace processes, as well as on other global forums. It also maintains that the UN drives the agenda on women, peace and security. Sweden driving for women's and young people's inclusion also within NATO follows directly from these commitments.

»Stark roll för kvinnor i FN:s konflikthantering och fredsprocesser« — women in peace processes“Strong role for women in UN conflict resolution and peace processes”

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The plan establishes a feminist foreign policy focused on women's rights and states that girls' and women's rights must be strengthened globally. Aid shall prioritize women's and children's rights, combat poverty and strengthen democracy. The counter-proposal's requirement for a systematic gender equality perspective and support for women's organizing is precisely what the plan requires.

»Feministisk utrikespolitik med fokus på kvinnors rättigheter« — feminist foreign policy“Feminist foreign policy focused on women's rights”

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The plan requires a strong role for women in conflict resolution and peace processes and that the UN continues to drive issues of women, peace and security. It also binds foreign policy to a feminist focus on women's rights and representation. The counter-proposal's requirement for a leading role for women's and girls' participation in the largest recipient country is therefore directly supported by the plan.

»Stark roll för kvinnor i FN:s konflikthantering och fredsprocesser« — women in peace processes“Strong role for women in the UN's conflict resolution and peace processes”

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The plan requires that society have full oversight of all schools through the principle of public access and that the principle applies in all publicly funded activities. Exemption rules that exclude certain managers from handling public records erode precisely that full oversight, and the counter-proposal's requirement for no exemptions at all follows directly from the plan. The plan also wants to regain control of schools and stop their commercialization.

»Samhället ska ha full insyn i alla skolor genom offentlighetsprincipen.« — full oversight of all schools“Society shall have full oversight of all schools through the principle of public access.”

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The party programme states that there shall be no nuclear weapons on Swedish territory, and the election manifesto condemns all threat of nuclear weapons and works for a world free from nuclear weapons. The counter-proposal's requirement for national legislation against import, storage and transit provides the same thing in binding form. The plan does not explicitly state the legislative route, but in substance supports the requirement.

»Inga kärnvapen på svenskt territorium.« — no nuclear weapons on territory“No nuclear weapons on Swedish territory.”

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The plan wishes to explicitly increase sentences for those who commit repeated crimes and for those who support organised crime, and particularly points out theft gangs' concern throughout the country. That repeated minor thefts are instead assessed as theft of normal degree is precisely such an increase for habitual offenders. The plan also demands sentences in parity with the severity of crimes.

»Vi vill skärpa straffen bland annat för gängrelaterad brottslighet, för den som begår upprepade och allvarliga brott och för den som understödjer organiserad kriminalitet.« — increased sentences for repeated crime“We wish to increase sentences among other things for gang-related crime, for those who commit repeated and serious crimes and for those who support organised crime.”

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The plan sets up prevention of corruption and improper influence as its own goal and describes how criminal networks nest themselves into the public sector. It wants to strike hard against the financing and organization of organized crime. Particular support and guidance to municipalities and regions against corruption and infiltration is thus what the plan asks for in substance.

»Förhindrande av korruption och otillbörlig påverkan.« — prevented corruption“Prevention of corruption and improper influence.”

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The election manifesto establishes that slow permit processes shall be speeded up and that bureaucratic barriers to transition shall be removed, and the party programme wants good conditions for industrial establishments and systems that strengthen local communities at major establishments. More coordinated and time-efficient permit processes, strengthened resources for environmental review and support to municipalities and regions are precisely that. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirement.

»Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på.« — faster permit processes“Slow permit processes shall be speeded up.”

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The election manifesto explicitly states that the party wants to constitutionally protect public service, and the party programme demands broad, independent and constitutionally protected public service. The counter-proposal's demand for effective constitutional protection and qualified majority for decisions on public service is therefore exactly the plan's position, motivated by the need to protect democratic institutions against political control.

»Vi vill grundlagsskydda public service.« — constitutionally protected public service“We want to constitutionally protect public service.”

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The plan makes clear that public procurers shall be exemplars in working for fair competition and that workplace crime shall not exist on the Swedish labour market, which directly bears the requirement for a common inspection system and a blacklist of unscrupulous companies. The plan explicitly states that it shall never pay to gain competitive advantages by neglecting employees' conditions. The requirement for national coordination follows from the commitment to combat criminality on the labour market.

»Arbetslivs kriminalitet ska inte finnas på svensk arbetsmarknad och offentliga arbetsgivare och upphandlare ska vara föredömen i att verka för en sund konkurrens.« — fair competition in procurement“Workplace crime shall not exist on the Swedish labour market and public employers and procurers shall be exemplars in working for fair competition.”

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The election manifesto binds the party to strengthening preparedness against extreme weather and to continue the major investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate locally, which is exactly what the counter-proposal requests in the form of a financing addition. The plan moreover describes itself extreme weather and forest fires as an already occurring consequence that requires more resources. Clearer legislation with time frames is in line with the demand for state responsibility for equivalent conditions throughout the country.

»Vi vill fortsätta de stora investeringarna så att kommunerna kan klimatanpassa lokalt.« — state financing of climate adaptation“We want to continue the major investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate locally.”

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The plan commits to ensuring all pupils in school and preschool meet professional culture at least once a year and that access to culture shall not be a class question. The election manifesto also promises strengthened culture school and special efforts in resource-poor areas. More routes for children to meet culture, such as museum educators, are precisely what the counter-proposal demands and the plan promises.

»Alla elever i skola och förskola möter professionell kultur minst en gång om året.« — pupils' encounter with professional culture“All pupils in school and preschool meet professional culture at least once a year.”

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The plan's decisive commitment is the defence of artistic creation's freedom and the principle of arm's length distance, together with the election manifesto's promise of a living, free and unbound cultural life. The counter-proposal's requirement that cultural policy is more clearly based on artistic freedom and that arm's length distance is protected even within cultural cooperation is the same commitment. The role of folk education in the democratic ecosystem is also supported by the plan.

»Försvar för det konstnärliga skapandets frihet och principen om armlängds avstånd.« — arm's length distance“Defence of artistic creation's freedom and the principle of arm's length distance.”

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The programme states that society's productivity increases should be converted into both increased living standards and shorter working hours, and counts reduced working hours as part of the better working conditions that technological development should provide. The goal that more people should be able to work throughout their working life is also the reason the counter-proposal cites. An investigation into general reduction in working hours is thus in line with the plan, even though the plan sees collective agreements as the norm.

»Samhällets produktivitetsökningar omsätts i både ökad levnadsstandard och kortare« — productivity gains to shorter working hours“Society's productivity increases are converted into both increased living standards and shorter”

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The election manifesto promises to increase Swedish production of renewable fuels so it becomes easier to fuel up fossil-free, and the party programme requires an end to dependence on fossil fuels. The counter-proposal's requirement for a national plan for filling stations and for infrastructure for renewable fuels to be built out in parallel with charging infrastructure is precisely that commitment translated into action. The plan therefore supports the demand.

»Vi vill öka den svenska produktionen av förnybara drivmedel, så att det blir lättare att tanka fossilfritt i Sverige.« — renewable fuels“We want to increase Swedish production of renewable fuels, so it becomes easier to fuel up fossil-free in Sweden.”

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The election manifesto establishes that the climate policy framework is in place and the pace of emission reductions must increase, and promises increased production of renewable fuels and more charging points. The counter-proposal's requirement for new policy instruments for biofuels, electrification and more efficient transport to reach the transport sector's targets by 2030 is the same policy. The party programme's requirement for a swift transformation of transport confirms the support.

»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« — climate framework is in place“The climate policy framework shall be in place.”

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The party programme explicitly establishes that there shall be access to medicine, vaccines and other drugs throughout the country and that state responsibility and control over healthcare shall increase for national equivalence. The counter-proposal's requirement for national procurement, financing and distribution of vaccines is precisely the governance the plan seeks. The goal of equitable public health and equal right to healthcare points in the same direction.

»Tillgång till medicin, vaccin och andra läkemedel i hela landet.« — vaccines throughout the country“Access to medicine, vaccines and other drugs throughout the country.”

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The plan explicitly requires strengthened public interest in the governance of state-owned companies and democratic control over socially important functions. That the state is an active owner who through ownership directives drives technological development, climate measures and jobs is thereby the plan's own line, as is greater state responsibility for equivalent conditions throughout the country. This also corresponds to the plan's requirement for systems that strengthen the local community with major industrial establishments.

»Stärkt samhällsintresse i styrningen av de statliga bolagen.« — public interest in state-owned companies“Strengthened public interest in the governance of state-owned companies.”

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The plan formulates its own housing policy goal: housing is a social right and all residents shall have appropriate, pleasant and secure housing through active and social housing policy. The counter-proposal's new goal of good housing at reasonable costs, equitable conditions and children's growing-up conditions lies close to this formulation. Moreover, the plan rejects separate solutions for the resource-poor, which is precisely the counter-proposal's reason.

»Bostaden är en social rättighet.« — housing as a social right“Housing is a social right.”

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The plan explicitly establishes focus on rehabilitation and return to society and a well-resourced criminal justice system in public management. Better integration of formerly convicted people is precisely that commitment put into action. The plan also requires criminal policy built on evidence and effectiveness, which speaks for measures that make stricter release rules effective rather than counterproductive. The counter-proposal is supported.

»Fokus på rehabilitering och återgång i samhället.« — rehabilitation and return“Focus on rehabilitation and return to society.”

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The plan explicitly establishes equal dental care integrated into general healthcare. This is precisely what the counter-proposal demands when it wants to bring dental care into the high-cost protection system rather than a gradually expanded separate reimbursement system. The plan builds further on healthcare being provided according to need and not according to ability to pay, and on equal right to good healthcare through public provision.

»Jämlik tandvård som integreras i övrig hälso- och sjukvård.« — tandvård in i sjukvården“Equal dental care integrated into general healthcare.”

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The party programme combines NATO membership with active work for détente, non-proliferation and mutual disarmament as well as active conflict prevention work. Respect for human rights and international law are stated as central parts of the world order the party wishes to see. The counter-proposal's demands for peace, détente, disarmament and credible total defence within the framework of membership are thus the plan's own formulation.

»Pådrivande arbete för avspänning, icke-spridning och en ömsesidig internationell nedrustning, med en värld helt fri från massförstörelsevapen som mål.« — détente and disarmament“Active work for détente, non-proliferation and mutual international disarmament, with a world completely free from weapons of mass destruction as the goal.”

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The party programme explicitly states that there shall be no nuclear weapons on Swedish territory and drives military disarmament as a goal with a world free from weapons of mass destruction as the objective. The counter-proposal's demand for a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Nordic region with legislation against nuclear weapons on one's own territory is the same commitment. That the plan simultaneously embraces NATO membership does not change the explicit wording about Swedish territory.

»Inga kärnvapen på svenskt territorium.« — no nuclear weapons in Sweden“No nuclear weapons on Swedish territory.”

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Transition to circular economy for better use of existing resources is an explicit goal in the party programme, and the election manifesto binds the party to net-zero emissions in 2045 and a firm climate policy framework. A national goal for circular economy with interim targets that align with the climate goal is that combination implemented in governance. That public procurement actors shall be forerunners also carries the proposal about public divestment.

»Omställning till cirkulär ekonomi, för bättre användning av befintliga resurser.« — transition to circular economy“Transition to circular economy, for better use of existing resources.”

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The party programme explicitly states that society's productivity increases shall be converted into both increased living standards and shorter working time, which is the ambition the counter-proposal wants to allow to be investigated. The plan motivates it with a sustainable working life where everyone shall be able to work a full career and with equal conditions in family and professional life. To investigate a general reduction in working hours thereby lies in the plan's direction, although the plan simultaneously values the parties' role.

»Samhällets produktivitetsökningar omsätts i både ökad levnadsstandard och kortare arbetstid.« — shorter working time from productivity“Society's productivity increases are converted into both increased living standards and shorter working time.”

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The election manifesto explicitly states that teachers and other staff should be able to immediately intervene in disruptions and unrest, which is precisely what the counter-proposal wants to give clear legal support for. The party programme elevates study peace and safety in schools as a policy goal. The plan thus directly supports clarifying staff authority in cases of order disturbances.

»Lärare och annan personal i skolan ska omedelbart kunna ingripa vid stök och oro.« — staff should be able to intervene“Teachers and other school staff should be able to immediately intervene in disruptions and unrest.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to secure fuel supply and to increase Swedish production of renewable fuels so that it becomes easier to refuel without fossils. It also wants to build emergency stockpiles as part of civil defence and use government investments to drive the transition. The counter-proposal's combination of investment support, emergency stockpiles and strategic fuel reserves is precisely this. The plan therefore supports the demand.

»Vi vill öka den svenska produktionen av förnybara drivmedel, så att det blir lättare att tanka fossilfritt i Sverige.« — domestic production of renewables“We want to increase Swedish production of renewable fuels, so that it becomes easier to refuel without fossils in Sweden.”

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The election manifesto promises to increase resources for welfare throughout the country and that the state's contributions to municipalities and regions should continue to increase, and specifically points out that social services must be strengthened. It also establishes that working conditions in welfare must reflect how central these jobs are. A long-term strengthening of resources for social services is precisely this. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demands.

»Öka resurserna till välfärden i hela landet.« — increased welfare resources“Increase resources for welfare throughout the country.”

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The election manifesto makes state investments the engine of industrial transformation, demands that slow permit processes be accelerated and that electricity production be expanded for cheap electricity. These are precisely the three components the counter-proposal seeks in long-term political leadership for the business sector's climate transformation. The plan therefore clearly supports the demand.

»Genom statliga investeringar kan vi öka takten i industrins omställning« — state leadership in transformation“Through state investments we can increase the pace of industrial transformation”

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The party programme requires that institutions for professional cultural life exist across the country and that the various forms of art are made accessible to everyone across the country. More funding for the collaboration model, permanent support and a mandate to strengthen visual and applied arts infrastructure is precisely that policy. The election manifesto also promises special cultural initiatives in resource-scarce areas.

»Institutioner för det professionella kulturlivet ska därför finnas över hela landet« — cultural institutions across the country“Institutions for professional cultural life shall therefore exist across the country”

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The party programme establishes that cultural life shall reflect cultural diversity and that it includes asserting and supporting national minorities' opportunities to preserve and develop their language and culture. Increased economic security for Sámi cultural institutions and continued support for Giron Sámi Teáhter is a direct expression of this, as is the requirement that professional cultural institutions shall exist throughout the country.

»I detta ska också ingå att hävda och stödja nationella minoriteters möjligheter att« — support for minority culture“In this shall also be included asserting and supporting national minorities' opportunities to”

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The election manifesto states that people with disabilities shall be able to live their lives like others and that access to leisure activities in sports and culture at reasonable costs shall increase. The party programme requires a society where everyone regardless of functional ability has full mobility and an active life. Measures from the state, municipalities and associational life against barriers for children and young people with disabilities are thereby the plan's own direction, as is that assistance shall be secured.

»Personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra« — equal living conditions“People with disabilities shall be able to live their lives like others”

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The election manifesto makes language a central integration issue: learning good Swedish is decisive, language requirements are introduced in preschool and elderly care with accompanying language education and a language boost for childcare is promised. A broad review of how society can increase linguistic participation throughout society, not just in schools and libraries, directly addresses this commitment. The role of folk education reinforces the conclusion.

»Att lära sig god svenska, delta i arbetsmarknadsinsatser och studier är centralt« — Swedish language as key“Learning good Swedish, participating in labour market initiatives and studies is central”

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The election manifesto explicitly wants to see more and intensified international cooperation against smuggling of weapons and narcotics, and points to EU cooperation as the foundation for meeting the threat from terrorism and transnational crime. It also commits to strengthening the capacity to resist disinformation and influence campaigns. The counter-proposal's demands for information obligation between EU countries and increased efforts against influence threats are therefore supported by the plan.

»Vi vill se fler och intensifierande internationella samarbeten mot smuggling av bland annat vapen och narkotika.« — international cooperation against smuggling“We want to see more and intensifying international cooperation against smuggling of, among other things, weapons and narcotics.”

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The election manifesto explicitly states that public employers and procurement bodies shall be models for promoting healthy competition and that labor crime should not exist on the Swedish labor market. State-owned companies controlling their transport suppliers is precisely such exemplary procurement. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demands in substance.

»Arbetslivs kriminalitet ska inte finnas på svensk arbetsmarknad och offentliga arbetsgivare och upphandlare ska vara föredömen i att verka för en sund konkurrens.« — public procurement bodies as models“Labor crime should not exist on the Swedish labor market and public employers and procurement bodies should be models for promoting healthy competition.”

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The election manifesto explicitly commits to strengthening preparedness for extreme weather with continued major investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate locally, and to strengthen civil defence and crisis preparedness. Climate adaptation of water and sewage systems against flooding and drought is exactly such a measure. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demands.

»Stärk beredskapen mot extremväder. Annars riskerar skyfall att svämma över städer, torka slå ut hela skördar och skogsbränder att breda ut sig. Vi vill fortsätta de stora investeringarna så att kommunerna kan klimatanpassa lokalt.« — climate adaptation in municipalities“Strengthen preparedness for extreme weather. Otherwise, flooding risks inundating cities, drought destroying entire harvests, and forest fires spreading. We want to continue major investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate locally.”

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The election manifesto binds the party to continue increasing funding to women's and girls' crisis centres' work and to strengthen social services, which is exactly what the counter-proposal requires: more social workers and safeguarded independent crisis centres. The party programme moreover opens for procurements directed only to non-profit actors, which bears the requirement for non-profit crisis centres. The plan thus also speaks about the staffing and grant work the committee refers to.

»Vi vill fort sätta den politiska riktning som skärpt straffen för våld och andra kränkningar i nära relationer, och som ökat resurserna till kvinno- och tjejjourernas viktiga arbete.« — funding to women's crisis centres“We want to continue the political direction that has tightened penalties for violence and other violations in intimate relationships, and that has increased funding to the important work of women's and girls' crisis centres.”

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The election manifesto commits to tearing down bureaucratic barriers and speeding up slow permit processes, and that state investments shall increase the pace of industry transformation. An investigation of a reformed Environmental Code with parallel permit processes is exactly this requirement. That the climate policy framework remains firm and that environmental considerations shall be built in from the start sets the boundaries for how such a reform may be shaped.

»Riv de byråkratiska hindren för mer el. Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på. Vi vill minst fördubbla takten i utbyggnaden av elnätet.« — faster permit processes“Tear down the bureaucratic barriers for more electricity. Slow permit processes shall be speeded up. We want at least to double the pace of grid expansion.”

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The plan establishes that the EU should conclude more trade agreements where values about social dialogue, human rights and the environment are guiding, and the party programme requires that trade agreements are consistent with international environmental agreements and not become tools against poor countries. That is precisely what the counter-proposal demands of trade policy. Trade should be open but also fair.

»EU behöver sluta fler handelsavtal där också våra värderingar om social dialog, mänskliga rättigheter och miljö är vägledande.« — value-driven trade agreements“The EU needs to conclude more trade agreements where also our values about social dialogue, human rights and the environment are guiding.”

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The election manifesto explicitly establishes that the state should be present throughout the country and that public service of high quality should be guaranteed everywhere, even in small municipalities. The counter-proposal's demands for more state service offices and that the state's presence is continuously evaluated is this commitment put into practice. The party programme strengthens the line with the requirement for equitable access to social service regardless of where in the country one lives.

»Staten ska finnas närvarande i hela landet.« — state presence throughout the country“The state should be present throughout the country.”

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The party programme establishes that transport systems shall be restructured for more public transport and that road transport shall be replaced with rail transport and water transport. The counter-proposal's requirement to review procurement rules and stop construction to increase water-based public transport is precisely this commitment. The programme's requirement for significant investments in expanded public transport and well-functioning transport systems throughout the country strengthens the conclusion.

»vägtransporter ersätts med järnvägstransporter och sjötrafik.« — more water transport in the transport system“road transport is replaced with rail transport and water transport.”

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The party programme establishes that it is society's absolute duty to protect freedom and personal integrity, and specifically points out that integrity is threatened when commercial actors use technology to map the individual's interests and habits. This is precisely the surveillance-based marketing the counter-proposal wants to investigate and restrict. The programme's demand to counter media concentration points in the same direction.

»Det är samhällets absoluta skyldighet att skydda friheten och den personliga integriteten« — protection of personal integrity“It is society's absolute duty to protect freedom and personal integrity”

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The election manifesto explicitly says that Sweden must be able to defend itself not only militarily but also against hybrid attacks, espionage and cyberattacks, and that preparedness against extreme weather shall be strengthened with continued investments in local climate adaptation. That is exactly the counter-proposal's requirement for capability below the threshold for armed attack and for a civil defence dimensioned also for a changed climate. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's broadened threat picture.

»Vi måste kunna försvara oss militärt, men också mot hybridattacker, spionage och cyberangrepp.« — broad threat picture below war threshold“We must be able to defend ourselves militarily, but also against hybrid attacks, espionage and cyberattacks.”

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The election manifesto binds the party to NATO membership, to two percent of GDP in allocations and to the increase being implemented in strengthened military presence throughout the country. The counter-proposal's demand that defence be sized also for deterrence and defence in a collective NATO context, with capacity to defend the entire country, is precisely that direction. The plan also emphasizes continued international cooperation.

»Vi vill att ökningen ska omsättas i bland annat fler värnpliktiga, modern materiel samt förstärkt militär närvaro över hela landet.« — military presence throughout the country“We want the increase to be implemented in among other things more conscripts, modern equipment and strengthened military presence throughout the country.”

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The election manifesto explicitly states that slow licensing processes should be accelerated and that long-term conditions for business should be strengthened, with state investments that increase the pace of industrial transformation. The counter-proposal's requirement for significantly more efficient licensing processes, a clear path in, and that climate benefits are weighed in is consistent with the plan's link between climate leadership and growth. The plan does not comment on ongoing investigation work.

»Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på.« — faster licensing processes“Slow licensing processes should be accelerated.”

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The election manifesto explicitly commits to continue large investments so that municipalities can climate-adapt locally and to increase the state's grant to municipalities and regions. The counter-proposal's demand for a long-term and predictable state grant as well as a national plan for larger climate adaptation projects is the same thing in substance. The party programme's demand that Sweden shall be a leader in national climate policy points in the same direction.

»Vi vill fortsätta de stora investeringarna så att kommunerna kan klimatanpassa lokalt.« — state financing of climate adaptation“We want to continue large investments so that municipalities can climate-adapt locally.”

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The election manifesto condemns all threats of use of nuclear weapons and holds fast to the goal of a world free from nuclear weapons, and the party programme makes military disarmament a fundamental task with a leading Swedish role for non-proliferation. The counter-proposal's demand that Sweden remain a strong disarmament actor and that nuclear weapons on Swedish soil risk breaching the non-proliferation treaty follow directly from these commitments. That the plan also wants to see Sweden in Nato does not change the disarmament commitment.

»Vi fördömer allt hot om användning av kärnvapen och fortsätter verka för det enda rimliga slutmålet: en värld fri från kärnvapen.« — world free from nuclear weapons“We condemn all threats of use of nuclear weapons and continue to work for the only realistic goal: a world free from nuclear weapons.”

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The election manifesto commits itself to making permanent the increased benefit in unemployment insurance and to protecting a continued strong unemployment insurance fund, because it strengthens the position of wage earners and stabilizes the economy. The counter-proposal's demands for higher and indexed benefit levels, more insured persons and abolished phase-out are in line with this, while the bill's phase-out goes against it. The party programme grounds social insurance on good protection against loss of income. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demands.

»Därför vill vi permanenta den höjda ersättningen i arbetslöshetsersättningen.« — permanent increased unemployment insurance“Therefore we want to make permanent the increased benefit in unemployment insurance.”

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The election manifesto explicitly commits to securing the right to personal assistance and that people with disabilities should be able to live their lives like others. The counter-proposal's demands for urgent action against reduced access to assistance, against discrimination and for a review of the regulations are precisely that commitment translated into substance. The plan also wants to counter profit-seeking and criminal exploitation within the assistance system, which speaks for a stricter and more legally secure regulatory framework. The plan thus supports the counter-proposal.

»Vi ska säkra rätten till personlig assistans och arbeta vidare med förslagen om att förbättra sjukersättningen.« — secure the right to assistance“We shall secure the right to personal assistance and continue working on proposals to improve sickness benefits.”

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The election manifesto establishes that work and employment are central to participation and wants to see more individually tailored measures to create jobs or education for people with disabilities. Mapping how many in daily activities could move to employment with wage subsidies and removing barriers is precisely such a measure. The party programme insists that every person according to their capacity has the right to participate in working life. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demands.

»Vi vill se mer individuellt utformade insatser för att skapa jobb eller utbildning för personer med funktionsnedsättningar.« — individual measures for employment“We want to see more individually tailored measures to create jobs or education for people with disabilities.”

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The election manifesto explicitly commits to increasing Swedish production of renewable fuels, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirement for self-sufficiency in sustainably produced biofuels from agriculture's biomass. The party programme also requires sustainable agriculture with safe food, and the plan states that the whole country shall be able to live and develop. The plan thereby supports the requirement for a living agriculture throughout Sweden with higher self-sufficiency.

»Vi vill öka den svenska produktionen av förnybara drivmedel, så att det blir lättare att tanka fossilfritt i Sverige.« — increased production of renewable fuels“We want to increase Swedish production of renewable fuels, so that it becomes easier to refuel fossil-free in Sweden.”

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The election manifesto promises that for every krona spent on more police, at least one krona shall be spent on preventive work and requires more cooperation between police, school health services, social services and schools - exactly what the counter-proposal demands. Pre-school and school are identified as the best tools for lifting children out of dysfunctional environments. The party programme establishes that the best crime prevention in the long run is to build away the social divides.

»För varje krona som läggs på fler poliser, ska minst en krona läggas på det förebyggande arbetet.« — krona for krona for prevention“For every krona spent on more police, at least one krona shall be spent on preventive work.”

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The plan's commitment is that no young person shall become criminal and that recruitment must be stopped, with more cooperation between police, social services and school and with at least as much resources for preventive work as for more police. Spreading a functioning local cooperation against the recruitment of younger children to more municipalities, and mapping and evaluating similar projects, is a direct application of this.

»Ingen ung ska bli kriminell. Nyrekryteringen måste stoppas.« — stop recruitment“No young person shall become criminal. Recruitment must be stopped.”

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The programme establishes that higher education run by the public sector should be free of charge, which is precisely what the counter-proposal requires for non-European students. The knowledge society should moreover be open and accessible to everyone on equal terms. Investigating how charges can be abolished thus follows directly from the plan.

»ska vara avgiftsfria liksom högskoleutbildning i samhällelig regi.« — free higher education“shall be free of charge like higher education run by the public sector.”

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The election manifesto commits to significantly increasing the number of police and securing and strengthening police presence throughout the country, and to crack down on sexual crime and men's violence against women in line with the direction that has increased penalties for violence in close relationships. The counter-proposal's demands for dedicated investigators of relationship and gang crimes at local level throughout the country, especially in rural areas, are precisely these two commitments layered together. The plan therefore supports the demand.

»Kraftigt öka antalet poliser på våra gator och torg. Vi vill säkra och stärka polisnärvaron i hela landet.« — police presence throughout the country“Significantly increase the number of police on our streets and squares. We want to secure and strengthen police presence throughout the country.”

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The election manifesto makes state-led industrial transformation a core commitment: state investments shall speed up the pace of industry's transformation, bureaucratic obstacles shall be torn down and slow permit processes shall be speeded up, while the climate policy framework remains fixed. The counter-proposal's demands for an active state, rapid permit processes with maintained environmental performance and expanded electricity production are the same line. The part on expanded labour immigration cuts against the plan's demands for limitation, but does not carry the proposal.

»Genom statliga investeringar kan vi öka takten i industrins omställning och underlätta ett klimatsmart liv.« — state investments in transformation“Through state investments we can speed up the pace of industry's transformation and facilitate a climate-smart life.”

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The election manifesto explicitly establishes that bureaucratic barriers must be torn down and slow permit processes must be speeded up, tied to rapid industrial transformation through public investment. The counter-proposal's demand for faster permit processes while maintaining environmental performance and parallel processes for green transformation is precisely this commitment. The plan therefore supports the demand.

»Riv de byråkratiska hindren för mer el. Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på.« — faster permit processes“Tear down the bureaucratic barriers for more electricity. Slow permit processes must be speeded up.”

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The party programme explicitly states that it shall be part of cultural policy to uphold and support national minorities' opportunities to maintain and develop their own language and culture. The counter-proposal's demand for visibility of Sápmi and a permanent centre for Tornedal history and culture is precisely this. The plan also requires that cultural life reflects diversity and that institutions exist throughout the country.

»I detta ska också ingå att hävda och stödja nationella minoriteters möjligheter att behålla och utveckla det egna språket och kulturen.« — support for national minorities“This shall also include upholding and supporting national minorities' opportunities to maintain and develop their own language and culture.”

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The election manifesto establishes that popular education provides strong democracy and opportunities for personal development alongside formal education, and the party programme gives ideologically-based popular education a central role. The arm's-length principle has its counterpart in that the task of cultural policy is not to steer but to guarantee freedom. A statement in support of free education thereby lies in line with the plan.

»Folkbildning ger stark demokrati och möjligheter till personlig utveckling vid sidan av den formella utbildningen.« — popular education strengthens democracy“Popular education provides strong democracy and opportunities for personal development alongside formal education.”

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The party programme establishes that racist structures exist in Swedish society and that the Social Democrats are an anti-racist party striving for equality regardless of skin colour, ethnicity and religion. It also requires that authorities consider equality before the law for all and observe objectivity and impartiality. That investigating how racism manifests itself in public activities is a direct expression of these commitments.

»I vårt samhälle finns också rasistiska strukturer, som begränsar vissa människors liv samtidigt som de ger andra privilegier.« — racist structures exist“In our society there are also racist structures, which limit some people's lives while giving others privileges.”

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The plan establishes that transnational crime is a common EU problem that requires expanded cooperation, and the election manifesto wants to see more and intensified international cooperation against smuggling. The counter-proposal's demands for strengthened police cooperation through Europol against human smuggling are therefore directly in line with the plan. That the party programme at the same time stands guard over the subsidiarity principle dampens but does not eliminate this commitment.

»Den gränsöverskridande brottsligheten är ett gemensamt problem inom EU, och kräver ett utbyggt samarbete.« — expanded EU cooperation against crime“Transnational crime is a common problem within the EU, and requires expanded cooperation.”

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The plan explicitly states that welfare shall come first and that more shall be able to work full-time in permanent jobs, and it wants all those who today work part-time to be offered full-time positions. The counter-proposal's requirement for a right to full-time with publicly funded employers as a model is precisely this commitment. The plan's requirement for gender equality regarding equal right to self-support strengthens the conclusion for female-dominated welfare professions.

»Vi vill att välfärden ska gå före och att fler ska kunna arbeta heltid i fasta jobb.« — full-time as norm in welfare“We want welfare to come first and more to be able to work full-time in permanent jobs.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to double the penalty for serious weapons crimes, i.e. a higher level than what the committee deems well-balanced. The counter-proposal's requirement for a higher minimum sentence for the most serious weapons and explosive crimes therefore aligns with the plan, as does the demand for action against weapons smuggling. According to the plan, the fight against crime shall be uncompromising.

»Vi vill fördubbla straffet för grova vapenbrott.« — doubled penalty for weapons crimes“We want to double the penalty for serious weapons crimes.”

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The party programme explicitly establishes that the head of state shall be elected through democratic process and that the monarchy shall be abolished, which directly supports the counter-proposal's stance that a new flag day linked to the monarchy is not needed. The plan also identifies rising prices and healthcare as the pressing issues for households. The counter-proposal's demand is thus supported in substance.

»monarkin ska avskaffas.« — the monarchy shall be abolished“the monarchy shall be abolished.”

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The plan explicitly says that there is a need for more cooperation between police, school health services, social services and schools and that secrecy barriers between authorities shall be broken, which is exactly what the counter-proposal demands. That social services be strengthened is highlighted as central to reaching young people in time, which includes support after completed care. The counter-proposal's demand is therefore supported substantively.

»Det behövs mer samarbete mellan polis, elevhälsa, socialtjänst och skola.« — samverkan kring unga“There is a need for more cooperation between police, school health services, social services and schools.”

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The plan explicitly states that access to fuel must be secured and that Swedish production of renewable fuels must increase so that it becomes easier to refuel with fossil-free fuels, which is the same requirement that the counter-proposal raises about clean sustainable biofuels and domestic production chains. The party programme points in the same direction through investments in alternative fuels. The plan also links the transition to jobs with Swedish wages and collective agreements, which strengthens the counter-proposal's competitiveness argument.

»Vi vill öka den svenska produktionen av förnybara drivmedel, så att det blir lättare att tanka fossilfritt i Sverige.« — increase renewable fuels“We want to increase Swedish production of renewable fuels, so that it becomes easier to refuel with fossil-free fuels in Sweden.”

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The election manifesto establishes that international work against crime shall be strengthened and that the party wants to see more and intensified international cooperation against, among other things, weapons smuggling. EU cooperation is explicitly named as the foundation for meeting the threat from terrorism and transnational crime, and work against disinformation and influence shall be strengthened. The counter-proposal's demands for information duty between EU countries and efforts against influence threats therefore follow directly from the plan.

»Vi behöver förstärka det internationella arbetet mot brottsligheten. Vi vill se fler och intensifierande internationella samarbeten mot smuggling av bland annat vapen och narkotika.« — intensified international police cooperation“We need to strengthen international work against crime. We want to see more and intensifying international cooperation against smuggling of, among other things, weapons and narcotics.”

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The party programme binds aid and development cooperation to supporting the development of democratic institutions and a strong civil society, locally and globally, which is precisely what the counter-proposal requires. Respect for human rights is highlighted as a prerequisite for democracy, and the election manifesto promises continued work to increase respect for human rights and democracy. Particularly protecting women's rights and other activists follows from the commitment that girls' and women's rights should be strengthened globally.

»framväxten av demokratiska institutioner och ett starkt civilsamhälle« — support for strong civil society“development of democratic institutions and a strong civil society”

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The election manifesto wants welfare to come first so that more people can work full-time in permanent jobs, criticizes minute-by-minute scheduling and demands that supervision of staff working conditions be improved. The party programme wants to reduce working hours in ways that increase employees' own influence. Demands for significant influence over working hours, right to full-time and part-time work, fewer involuntary split shifts and protection against threats and violence in care are thus the plan's own line.

»Vi vill att välfärden ska gå före och att fler ska kunna arbeta heltid i fasta jobb.« — full-time and permanent jobs“We want welfare to come first and that more people can work full-time in permanent jobs.”

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The election manifesto explicitly demands a stronger link between the educational supply and society's staffing needs, and states that this applies to both upper secondary and higher education. The plan further wishes to take back control over where and when independent schools establish, which is the same question as school placement. The party programme gives municipalities decisive influence over new school establishments. A review of governance and dimensioning of upper secondary places is thus supported in substance.

»Det ska finns en starkare koppling mellan de utbildningar som erbjuds och de behov av personal som finns i samhället.« — dimensioning after labour market needs“There must be a stronger link between the education offered and the staffing needs that exist in society.”

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The plan requires that disruption in classrooms is stopped and that teachers and other staff immediately shall be able to intervene in disruption and disturbance. Tightened duties against students who seriously disturb safety lie in that direction. The plan also requires more cooperation between police, school health services, social services and school, which supports mandatory police reporting on suspicion of crime against children in school.

»Lärare och annan personal i skolan ska omedelbart kunna ingripa vid stök och oro.« — authority to intervene“Teachers and other staff in school shall immediately be able to intervene in disruption and disturbance.”

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The plan explicitly promises to continue work on proposals to improve sickness benefits and upholds the principle that those too sick to work shall be able to rely on insurance. The counter-proposal's demand for milder assessment criteria and a revised right to sickness benefits is precisely that improvement. The plan also stands up for the retirement guarantee against cutbacks.

»Vi ska säkra rätten till personlig assistans och arbeta vidare med förslagen om att förbättra sjukersättningen.« — improved sickness benefits“We shall secure the right to personal assistance and continue work on proposals to improve sickness benefits.”

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The plan requires more and more far-reaching social measures and more cooperation between police, youth health, social services and schools to stop recruitment into gangs. The counter-proposal's requirement to spread social intervention groups to all affected areas is precisely such a coordinated measure. The plan also establishes that at least one krona shall go to preventive work for every krona spent on more police.

»Vi vill se fler och mer långtgående sociala insatser och föräldrar ska vara skyldiga att medverka när deras barn behöver socialtjänstens åtgärder.« — fler sociala insatser“We want to see more and more far-reaching social measures and parents shall be required to participate when their children need social services measures.”

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The election manifesto explicitly establishes that more measures are required for foreign-born women to enter the labour market and rejects everything that locks them in the home. The counter-proposal's demands for additional measures and for authorities to set the same requirements for women and men follow directly from this and from the plan's requirement for activity in subsistence allowance. The plan is moreover explicitly feminist.

»Fler insatser krävs för att utlandsfödda kvinnor ska komma i arbete och vi säger nej till alla förslag om vårdnadsbidrag eller barnomsorgspeng, som låser fast utlandsfödda kvinnor i hemmet.« — more measures for foreign-born women“More measures are required for foreign-born women to enter the labour market and we say no to all proposals for care allowances or childcare allowances, which lock foreign-born women in the home.”

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The plan states that pensions shall be increased, that the goal is at least 70 per cent of final salary and that therefore the pension contribution must be raised. The counter-proposal's requirement for a shift towards higher pension contributions responds directly to this, and the plan highlights particularly that women's pensions are too low, which justifies strengthened pension rights for years with children. The plan sees equal pensions as crucial.

»Vårt mål är att alla ska få minst 70 procent av slutlönen i pension. För att det ska vara möjligt måste pensionsavgiften höjas.« — increased pension contribution“Our goal is that everyone shall receive at least 70 per cent of final salary in pension. For this to be possible, the pension contribution must be raised.”

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The election manifesto explicitly states that municipalities that contribute to the expansion of wind power plants can receive economic support, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirement for production-based compensation. The plan wants to expand electricity production of all kinds and protect hydropower, which requires local acceptance. That the whole country should be able to live and develop supports that more of the value remains in the production municipalities.

»Kommuner som medverkar till utbyggnad av vindkraftverk ska kunna få ekonomiskt stöd.« — compensation to wind power municipalities“Municipalities that contribute to the expansion of wind power plants can receive economic support.”

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The plan explicitly establishes that in case of illness greater financial security is needed and that those too ill to work should be able to rely on sickness insurance. A goal that places financial security and support for return to work at the centre directly addresses this, while a goal of low absence levels risks tightening. The plan also wants to improve sickness benefits and values the security pension.

»Också vid sjukdom är det nödvändigt med större ekonomisk trygghet.« — financial security in case of illness“Also in case of illness it is necessary with greater financial security.”

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